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Mitochondrial DNA based COVID-19 test
January 23 , 2021
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- The United States scientists have developed a new rapid COVID-19 test to measure mitochondrial DNA in the blood sample of the COVID-19 patients.
- The mitochondrial DNA is a unique type of genetic material that normally resides inside the energy factories of the cells.
- The test will be highly helpful to identify people at the highest risk of the virus.
- The Mitochondrial DNA is located in the mitochondria of the body cells.
- Mitochondria converts chemical energy in food into Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP).
- The ATP provides energy for muscle contraction and nerve impulse propagation.
- The mitochondrial DNA is inherited from the mother.
- Apart from humans, the mitochondrial DNA is also found in algae and fungi.
- Mitochondria is called the power house of the cell.
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